Sentencing delayed for former basketball coach convicted on sex charges

6:03 PM,
Oct. 11, 2013

Rory McKellips

Written by

Shereen Siewert
Daily Herald Media

Sentencing for a 56-year-old former basketball coach convicted on child sex charges was postponed Friday when a judge ruled a perjury case against the man should first be resolved.

A jury found Rory McKellips guilty in June of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, a felony charge that carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison; a sentencing date originally was set for Oct. 25. But prosecutors filed perjury charges in Marathon County Circuit Court on July 19, alleging that McKellips and his wife lied in their testimony during the trial.